How To Build Cupola Roof

Down from the ridge depending on the pitch of your roof.

How to build cupola roof.

I made vertical measurements from the roof ridge not from where the cupola base meets the slope of the roof. Jason senior of j r senior sheetmetal inc. The hole should be about 16 in. In this video i show how i go about making a cupola for our friends barn.

Wide at the ridge and extend 10 to 14 in. I decided to keep the design simple. The roof is from a project completed by general contractor jeff sweenor and his team at sweenor builders. In the days before roof vents a cupola was an effective way to ventilate.

I made the cupola in three sections so that i could manage to get it up on the roo. The vertical measurement on good looking cupolas seemed to be 1 times or 1 5 times the cupola width. Mar 12 2013 roof top cupolas can be used for both decoration and ventilation. Use a table saw or skill saw to make your cuts following all proper safety precautions including wearing goggles and gloves.

20 2019 making only a few modifications to the family handyman s how to build a cupola project reader bruno bucci built this version something he s always wanted. The next step was to figure out what cupola design would be most appropriate for my barn. These four pieces will form a box shaped base for the cupola. If your shed cupola will be used for ventilation you ll have to cut a hole in your roof.

Cut two angled sections that will ride over the ridge of your roof.